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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
• “The fair treatment and meaningful
involvement of all people regardless of
race, color, national origin, or income
with respect to the development,
implementation and enforcement of
environmental laws, regulations and
policies.”
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CAN WE PREDICT AT-RISK AREAS FOR
ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE?
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CAN WE PREDICT WHERE ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICE
WILL OCCUR?
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WARREN COUNTY, NC
• 1982 PCB landfill
• Began the Environmental Justice
movement
• Detoxification completed in 2004
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DEEPWATER HORIZON
• Private contractors were hired to clean up
the polluted shorelines of the Gulf of
Mexico
• 39,457 tons of solid waste were disposed of
over 9 landfills in the Gulf region
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FLINT, MICHIGAN
• Lead in the water
• Community has gone years
without aid
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WHAT DO THESE CASES HAVE IN COMMON?
• High minority populations
• High populations in poverty
• Proximity to impaired waters
• Proximity to other sources of toxins
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AREA IN QUESTION
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POVERTY
• Prince George’s County
• Max: 36.29%
• Min: 0.82%
• Average: 23.69%
• Montgomery County
• Max: 27.38%
• Min: 0.25%
• Average: 6.73%
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MINORITY
• Prince George’s County
• Maximum: 98.53%
• Minimum: 23.97%
• Average: 80.34%
• Montgomery County
• Maximum: 90.85%
• Minimum: 4.32%
• Average: 40.15%
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IMPERVIOUS COVER
• Prince George’s County
• Maximum: 51.74%
• Minimum: 0.63%
• Average: 20.04%
• Montgomery County
• Maximum: 67.71%
• Minimum: 0.82%
• Average: 19.91%
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FOREST COVER
• Prince George’s County
• Maximum: 73.95%
• Minimum: 10.95%
• Average: 37.28%
• Montgomery County
• Maximum: 64.01%
• Minimum: 7.53%
• Average: 41.96%
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TOXINS AND IMPAIRMENTS
• Eight toxins/impairments used
• Data came from Maryland Department for
the Environment
• Identified the streams and rivers that
exceeded their TMDL
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BACTERIA
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COMBINED WEIGHTED DATA
• Prince George’s County
• Maximum: 172.48
• Minimum: 38.26
• Average: 105.43
• Montgomery County
• Maximum: 127.30
• Minimum: -8.24
• Average: 45.86
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DOES THIS WORK?
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BACK TO WARREN
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GULF COAST
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WHAT ABOUT FLINT?
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CONCLUSIONS
• Weight of all the factors are arbitrary
• Who’s to say where the cutoff is for what will produce environmental
injustice?
• Grouping issues
• Drainage, river flow, and natural disasters
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
• Thanks to:
• Labeeb Ahmed and Peter Claggett
• Melissa Fagan and Darius Stanton
• Bill Ball
• Chesapeake Research Consortium
• Chesapeake Bay Program Office